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The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

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Hilary Duff poses for a photo at the 2007 MuchMusic Video Awards red carpet. Northeastern announced the Disney star as the 2026 undergraduate commencement speaker March 18. Photo courtesy Robin Wong, Wikimedia Commons.

Hilary Duff announced as 2026 undergraduate commencement speaker

Gitana Savage, managing editor March 18, 2026
Is this what dreams are made of? For Disney fans, it might be. In a March 18 Instagram post, Northeastern announced Hilary Duff, the star of “Lizzie McGuire,” will serve as the 2026 undergraduate commencement speaker. Duff will address the 2026 graduating class April 29 in Fenway Park. 
Students seat themselves and partake dining hall food in United Dining At International Village March 14. Northeastern offered five dining halls for students to eat at on Boston campus.

Tell the News: What’s your favorite dining place on campus?

Aaron Wu, news correspondent March 16, 2026

In the heart of Northeastern's Boston campus, there are tons of options when it comes to dining, including visiting one of the main dining halls or a restaurant near campus that accepts Husky or Dining Dollars.  To find out where students prefer to eat, The Huntington News...

Rows of Snell Library bookshelves found on the first floor Sept. 18, 2025. Northeastern originally began removing books in 2020 to reduce the spread of COVID-19.

Are there really no books in Snell?

Christiana Ranft and Elizabeth Chalmers March 8, 2026

For most people, the idea of a typical library includes countless shelves of books. But Northeastern’s Snell Library doesn’t quite fit that picture. As a result, a myth questioning the existence of physical books in Snell Library has spread across campus and online. Rachel...